Hollywood in a hurry!

Paul hollywood on why he couldn’t leave bake off, hitting hollywood and secretly wishing he was lewis hamilton…

- Christine Smith

After all the dramatic Bake Off headlines, Paul Hollywood says he’s finally looking forward to a ‘brand new adventure’ as he prepares for the show’s big move to C4 without Mary Berry, Mel and Sue later this year.

And the 51-year-old has already made a great start to the year by travelling all over the world for the return of his solo series, City Bakes, which will run over 10 weeks on Food Network. In Los Angeles, TV Times caught up with Paul, who lives in Kent with his wife, Alex, and their teenage son, Josh, to chat about both the show that made him a household name and his latest baking grand tour…

How do you feel about The Great British Bake Off moving to C4?

I love my job and my loyalty is to the team who work on the show. There can be as many as 100 people working behind the scenes and it’s the same people every year. I’m always very loyal to those I work with. I’m on screen, but we are all part of the team. Now it’s approaching, I’m getting excited. Chapter one has finished, the ride was amazing and now chapter two is about to start. It’s a brand-new adventure and it will be the same tent. The only change is the hosts and judge. I’m really looking forward to it.

Are you proud of how successful the show has become?

Definitely. It’s taken baking to a different place and it’s really nice getting messages via my Twitter from people all over the world.

What can we expect from the new run of City Bakes?